An assistant district attorney in Texas said: "The State has reviewed and considered Mr Reyos’ application. The State does not oppose the facts recited in the application."
County courts trying to manage backlog of extra cases
Typically Ector County courts manage about 2,000 active cases a year. This year it s closer to 5,000. Author: Rachel Ripp (News West9) Published: 6:08 PM CDT July 29, 2021 Updated: 6:08 PM CDT July 29, 2021
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas Case after case after case is waiting to be tried in Ector County.
A backlog is impacting criminal, civil and family law cases. The pandemic required people not to gather together. Courts required people to gather together, therefore we couldn t have court, said Dusty Gallivan, Ector County District Attorney.
Midland County is dealing with the exact same situation. 56 cases involved death last year alone, so even if we tried one of those cases a week for the whole year we would not clear that docket, Midland County District Attorney Laura Nodolf said. That doesn t include the numerous crimes against children we have, the family violence,